Simon didn’t care. Their mission for God would be over by then.
He examined their eyes, moving along the circle, one by one. It was good to see they had all removed their hairpieces and contact lenses as he’d instructed. They couldn’t allow the forces of evil to spot them near this apartment after being seen at the mall.
Philip appeared content, eager to listen to more of Simon’s words. Andrew seemed calm, as well as Thomas. After what they had just been through at the Allandale Centre, Simon was elated to see they weren’t allowing it to affect them in a negative way. After all, they worked on divine tasks. No human judgment could render that less powerful. Simon had been quite clear in the weeks leading up to today’s outing.
It was James who appeared the most out of sorts. Discontent tensed the lines of his face. Simon allowed James the time to work through his emotions as they discussed what had happened and what they were going to do to right the wrongs that had been brought upon them.
“My fellow men,” Simon started, “we are gathered here today minus two. Our beloved brother, John, has departed for the great hereafter. We mustn’t be selfish and mourn his loss. We need to rejoice in the knowledge that he’s home, in a better place. He has been taken in the Rapture.” Simon scanned their faces slowly as he talked. “We have lost Brother Michael, too. We are further blessed for having worked side-by-side with such loving, caring men and I thank the Lord for having known them. Please pray for their wonderful reception in the Kingdom.”
Simon lowered his head and whispered a pray for John and Michael. Soft whispers emanated from his fellow brothers. A chorus of amens filled the room as they finished.
“Simon?” Philip asked. “Permission to speak.”
“All of you,” Simon said, his hands raised, “have permission to speak. Let it out. Tell all. What’s on your minds?”
Philip cleared his throat. “Have you heard from your brother Matthew?”
Simon shook his head. “Not yet. But rest assured, Brother Philip, I will.”
“Can you tell us went wrong?” Andrew asked.
“Circumstance.” Simon got to his feet. He needed to show them confidence and power. He needed to instill the right words to keep them rooted in faith and he couldn’t do that sitting cross-legged in their circle. “Circumstance halted our mission.”
“Circumstance?” James asked, his voice wavering.
“Yes, Brother James. It is unfortunate that Sarah fought back. We didn’t expect that much resistance.” He was careful not to say he didn’t expect it, showing weakness in solidarity. Including them in the expectation made them part of the collapse of the mission. “However, we did expect Sarah to run. We’ve all read about Ms. Sarah Roberts’ good deeds.” He talked with his hands, moving them with his words, his Italian blood showing through. “We all know that she is truly one of the good ones. That is why she needs to be taken home to be with our Lord.”
“What about all those cops?” James asked. He looked scared now. His eyes darted between his brothers and then back to Simon. Sweat beaded on his forehead. “They have families, wives, children. Is it right … what we did?”
Simon glanced around the circle before answering. He needed to see if any of the others were as weak as James. He knew what had to be done. It was time for James to move on. Not only could this kind of weakness get James Raptured in the process of fulfilling his destiny, he could get others Raptured early, jeopardizing their mission. James would need to be taken out on the next mission.
“Brother James, let me ask you a question.”
James nodded, not willing to talk back to Simon Peter.
“Who are the bad people in society? Who are the ones staying behind for the thousand year war and the end of the earth by fire?”
“People in jails, people
He examined their eyes, moving along the circle, one by one. It was good to see they had all removed their hairpieces and contact lenses as he’d instructed. They couldn’t allow the forces of evil to spot them near this apartment after being seen at the mall.
Philip appeared content, eager to listen to more of Simon’s words. Andrew seemed calm, as well as Thomas. After what they had just been through at the Allandale Centre, Simon was elated to see they weren’t allowing it to affect them in a negative way. After all, they worked on divine tasks. No human judgment could render that less powerful. Simon had been quite clear in the weeks leading up to today’s outing.
It was James who appeared the most out of sorts. Discontent tensed the lines of his face. Simon allowed James the time to work through his emotions as they discussed what had happened and what they were going to do to right the wrongs that had been brought upon them.
“My fellow men,” Simon started, “we are gathered here today minus two. Our beloved brother, John, has departed for the great hereafter. We mustn’t be selfish and mourn his loss. We need to rejoice in the knowledge that he’s home, in a better place. He has been taken in the Rapture.” Simon scanned their faces slowly as he talked. “We have lost Brother Michael, too. We are further blessed for having worked side-by-side with such loving, caring men and I thank the Lord for having known them. Please pray for their wonderful reception in the Kingdom.”
Simon lowered his head and whispered a pray for John and Michael. Soft whispers emanated from his fellow brothers. A chorus of amens filled the room as they finished.
“Simon?” Philip asked. “Permission to speak.”
“All of you,” Simon said, his hands raised, “have permission to speak. Let it out. Tell all. What’s on your minds?”
Philip cleared his throat. “Have you heard from your brother Matthew?”
Simon shook his head. “Not yet. But rest assured, Brother Philip, I will.”
“Can you tell us went wrong?” Andrew asked.
“Circumstance.” Simon got to his feet. He needed to show them confidence and power. He needed to instill the right words to keep them rooted in faith and he couldn’t do that sitting cross-legged in their circle. “Circumstance halted our mission.”
“Circumstance?” James asked, his voice wavering.
“Yes, Brother James. It is unfortunate that Sarah fought back. We didn’t expect that much resistance.” He was careful not to say he didn’t expect it, showing weakness in solidarity. Including them in the expectation made them part of the collapse of the mission. “However, we did expect Sarah to run. We’ve all read about Ms. Sarah Roberts’ good deeds.” He talked with his hands, moving them with his words, his Italian blood showing through. “We all know that she is truly one of the good ones. That is why she needs to be taken home to be with our Lord.”
“What about all those cops?” James asked. He looked scared now. His eyes darted between his brothers and then back to Simon. Sweat beaded on his forehead. “They have families, wives, children. Is it right … what we did?”
Simon glanced around the circle before answering. He needed to see if any of the others were as weak as James. He knew what had to be done. It was time for James to move on. Not only could this kind of weakness get James Raptured in the process of fulfilling his destiny, he could get others Raptured early, jeopardizing their mission. James would need to be taken out on the next mission.
“Brother James, let me ask you a question.”
James nodded, not willing to talk back to Simon Peter.
“Who are the bad people in society? Who are the ones staying behind for the thousand year war and the end of the earth by fire?”
“People in jails, people
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